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Youth & Sports minister Ussif Mustapha reportedly rushed to hospital after trading blows in Parliament [Video]

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Youth & Sports minister Ussif Mustapha reportedly rushed to hospital after trading blows in Parliament [Video]

The minister was caught in the heat of event and had his nose mask even torn as he exchanged blows with opponents in parliament

Ghana’s Youth and Sports minister Ussif Mustapha was reportedly rushed to the hospital following a fisfight in Parliament between some Members of Parliament on Monday night on the disagreement during the voting on government’s E-levy bill.

The fight ensued when the MPs were voting in a headcount to decide whether the E-levy bill should be accepted under a certificate of urgency or not.

However, the Minority members in parliament rose from their seats to prevent the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu, who was presiding over the House, from leaving his seat in his attempt to participate in the voting process.

Full details of what led to the fight

In their bid to prevent him, the majority got infuriated and quickly rushed to the Speaker’s table to and a chaos started.

According to the Minority MPs claims, Mr Osei-Owusu, while in the position of Speaker, does not have the right to take part of the voting process.

Before the sitting, the Majority had held a press conference stating the whereabouts of the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, was unknown.

However, since the bill had been laid before the House, the First Deputy Speaker took over proceedings in the House.

During deliberations, the Minority MPs challenged the decision by the Majority MPs to place the Bill under a certificate of urgency.

Although a voice vote was taken with the First Deputy Speaker ruling favouring the Majority, the NDC MPs called for a headcount instead.

Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu then decided to swap positions with the Second Deputy Speaker, who had voted to take part in the decision making.

However, the Minority MPs who disagreed with that position swiftly moved to the Speaker’s seat to stop the swap. Members of the Majority also moved to the Speaker’s seat, which led to the crash.

The Youth and Sports minister Ussif Mustapha was seen trading blows with some NDC members and had his nose mask torn. There was a slap from MP of Ashaiman Alfred Kwame Agbesi which landed on his face before he was dragged away by his colleagues.

Reports later revealed that the Youth and Sports minister has been sent to a hospital nearby for check up and treatment.

More to follow…

Football Transfer Gossips; Real Madrid ready to sign Haaland while Man United unwilling to allow Cavani move to Barca

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Football Transfer Gossips; Real Madrid ready to sign Haaland while Man United unwilling to allow Cavani move to Barca

21/12/2021

Ahead of the January transfer window, a lot of clubs and players are edge closer for mega deals and AshesGyamera is bringing you all the news especially on the top European clubs.

Real Madrid are serious contenders to beat Manchester City and United in the race for superstar Erling Haaland.(The Sun)

Manchester United will fight to keep Edinson Cavani at Old Trafford next month amid interest from Barcelona.(The Sun)

Barcelona have approved a £1.3billion renovation of the Nou Camp despite the club being in financial crisis.(The Sun)

Premier League matches could again take place behind closed doors, according to reports.(The Sun)

Tottenham’s Europa Conference League exit has seen English clubs slip behind their French and Dutch counterparts in UEFA’s rankings.(The Sun)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was left puzzled at the lack of hand sanitiser available ahead of his post-match press conference at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.(The Sun)

Premier League players and coaches are on a collision course with their own club executives over the drive to continue playing amid the Covid outbreak that has wrecked the fixture schedule.(Daily Mail)

The Premier League are in the dark over the spread of the Omicron variant among their clubs as Covid threatens to wreak havoc with the Christmas and New Year schedule.(Daily Mail)

Newcastle United are weighing up a move for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele.(Daily Mail)

Barcelona have been alerted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s exile at Arsenal and would be interested in signing him on loan next month.(Daily Mail)

Arsenal are considering signing three Juventus stars in the upcoming January transfer window, according to reports.(Daily Mail)

Maurizio Sarri wants to be reunited with Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga at Lazio, according to reports.(Daily Mail)

Jesse Lingard is expected to see out the remainder of the season at Manchester United before leaving the club on a free transfer in the summer.(Daily Telegraph)

Managers and players have been left angry with their clubs and the Premier League for rejecting a ‘festive firebreak’ amid the upsurge in coronavirus cases which they believe will put safety at risk.(Daily Telegraph)

Newcastle United are set to make a formal complaint to the Premier League over the standard of officiating in their last three games after a series of controversial decisions went against Eddie Howe’s side.(Daily Telegraph)

Tottenham Hotspur are set to seek legal advice over UEFA’s decision to effectively throw them out of Europe even though the club are not planning to appeal.(Daily Telegraph)

Newcastle United are keen to bolster their attacking options in January with Manchester United’s 26-year-old French striker Anthony Martial and Inter Milan’s Bosnian front man Edin Dzeko, 35, on their shortlist. (Sun)

Manchester United are close to bringing highly rated French midfielder Boubacar Kamara, 22, to Old Trafford from Marseille for what would be Ralf Rangnick’s first signing as interim manager. (FourFourTwo)

Manchester United have joined the race to sign River Plate and Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 21. (Ole – via Metro)

Real Madrid are in talks with Antonio Rudiger in a bid to sign the 28-year-old Germany defender when his contract with Chelsea expires in June. (Rudy Galetti)

Everton have agreed a £17m deal for Dynamo Kiev and Ukraine left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko, 22, paving the way for out-of-favour French defender Lucas Digne, 28, to leave the Toffees amid interest from Newcastle and Leicester. (The Mirror)

Everton could be offered Juventus and Brazil midfielder Arthur, 25, as part of any deal for the Italian club to sign Digne. (Sport Mediaset – via Football Transfer Tavern)

Arsenal are eyeing a move for two Juventus players – Arthur and Swedish winger Dejan Kulusevski, 21. (Marca)

Newcastle and West Ham are monitoring the situation of Tottenham’s English midfielder Dele Alli, 25. (Eurosport)

Newcastle have offered Lyon attacking midfielder Lucas Paqueta £181,457 per week to move to St James’ Park, which the 24-year-old Brazilian has turned down as the move would not be a ‘step up in quality’ from Lyon. (Foot Mercato – in French)

Erling Braut Haaland’s agent Mino Raiola has denied claims that the 21-year-old Borussia Dortmund and Norway striker has a pre-agreement to make a move to Real Madrid in the summer. (NOS – via Fabrizio Romano on Twitter)

The transfer of Gremio full-back Vanderson to Brentford is on the verge of collapsing after Ligue 1 side AS Monaco stepped in and made a €12m offer for the 20-year-old Brazilian. (Globo Esporte – in Portuguese)

Barcelona have agreed personal terms with Ferran Torres but have not yet finalised a deal for the 21-year-old Spanish forward with Manchester City. (Fabrizio Romano)

West Ham have made an approach for Rubin Kazan and Georgia forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, 21. (Football Insider)

Aston Villa have made an offer for Liverpool and England defender Joe Gomez, 24. (CalcioMercato)

Juventus are eyeing a move for a striker in January with Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 32, Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani, 34, and Paris St-Germain’s Mauro Icardi, 28, all on their shortlist. (Tuttosport)

Breaking News: Chaos erupts in Ghana’s parliament as MPs trade blows like Azumah & Quartey [Video]

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Breaking News: Chaos erupts in Ghana’s parliament as MPs trade blows like Azumah & Quartey [Video]

The Members of Parliament resorted to fighting following disagreement on the passage of the E-Levy bill into law on Monday

Members of Parliament in Ghana were on each other’s throats on Monday evening following disagreement on the passage of the E-Levy bill.

After deputy speaker of Parliament conducted voting by voice note to determine who supports the passage of the bill, chaos began since the minority challenged his verdict of being bias.

They claimed that he didn’t interprete the react results, something which the majority also had issues with.

Few minutes later, there was a serious fight as members of Parliament began to trade blows

Watch the full video of MPs fighting in Parliament here:

Emmanuel Gyamfi: I’ll not celebrate a goal against Kotoko because I may return in future

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Emmanuel Gyamfi: I’ll not celebrate a goal against Kotoko because I may return in future

The midfielder has admitted that he may accept an opportunity to rejoin the Porcupine Warriors in the future

Former Asante Kotoko deputy captain Emmanuel Gyamfi has admitted that he is ready to play for Asante Kotoko in future despite the bizarre manner in which he left the club few months ago.

The 28-year-old joined left Kotoko ahead of the start of the 2021/22 season after he was alleged to have led mutiny in the dressing room.

Although, he was arguably one of Kotoko’s star performers last season, his contract was mutually terminated and he joined Aduana Stars as a free agent.

“I really loved Asante Kotoko but the club is not mine so I had to leave when the situation was different,” Gyamfi told Akoma FM.

“I am not intentionally playing well for Aduana Stars this season to prove something to Kotoko. I always play with all my heart for any club I’ve represented.

“My teammates at Aduana have been crucial to my fine form. Also, I think I had a good pre-season wen I arrived. I am scoring now because I am playing as an attacker while I was used predominantly as a midfielder in Kotoko. I wanted to play as an attacker in Kotoko but they denied me that opportunity”

Gyamfi, who is not eyeing for the goal king diadem despite his fine form, has further revealed that he would not celebrate a goal against Kotoko when he scores for Aduana out of respect.

“In a game against Kotoko, if the opportunity comes I will score but I will not celebrate the goal because it is a club that gave me the opportunity. If I do well here who knows I may return to the club one day,” he said.

“My focus is not to win the goal king but to help my team win the league.
We are focused on each match as it comes, we will win the league if the opportunity comes.”

He added: “I am not desperate for a Black Stars call up but if the opportunity comes i will grab it. I am not obsessed about that, i just want to focus on my game but if the call comes, i will be happy.”

After eight games, Gyamfi has proven his mettle for the Dormaa Ahenkro-based club as he has netted five times and provided three assists to help Aduana top the league log with 20 points, three points above Kotoko who sit in second place.

Videos: Watch Kwame Peprah’s brace for Orlando Pirates in PSL

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Videos: Watch Kwame Peprah’s brace for Orlando Pirates in PSL

The youngster was on the score sheet for the first time since joining the Buccaneers in August

Ghanaian striker Kwame Peprah opened his goal scoring duties for Orlando Pirates in Premier Soccer League when the Buccaneers hosted Gallant on Monday

With Pirates down by the 12th minute through S. Ntshangase, Peprah stepped up his performance to cause a lot of troubles to the visitors’ defence.

The former King Faisal poster boy latched on to a pass from his teammate by the 24th minute and calmly slotted in his last ditch effort as Pirates levelled up.

Two minutes later, Peprah benefited from a poor defence by Gallant and in a similar fashion, sent his effort down the left bottom corner beyond the reach of goalkeeper Arubi.

It took Peprah 13 games before he could break his duck for Pirates.

Breaking News: Milovan Rajevac names RTU captain Abagna in Ghana’s 40-man squad for Afcon -Reports

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Breaking News: Milovan Rajevac names RTU captain Abagna in Ghana’s 40-man squad for Afcon -Reports

The midfielder has been handed have s maiden call up to represent Ghana ahaed of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Cameroon next January

Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has named Real Tamale United captain David Abagna Sandan in his 40-man squad expected to be announced this week, AshesGyamera understands.

The 23-year-old has been in fine form in Ghana Premier League this season after joining them from Ashanti Gold.

After nine games, Abagna has scored eight goals and provided one assist as RTU continue to push up in their bid to maintain their place in the top-flight after returning from Division One.

Asante Kotoko captain Abdul Ganiu Ismail has been selected despite initial reports in the local media suggested that he has been dropped.

Also, Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Richard Attah has made the grade together with two players from Dreams FC including Fatawu Issahaku and Philemon Baffuor.

According to Ghana FA, the Black Star will open camp in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 ahead of the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations holding in Cameroon.

The team will be in Doha for a period of three weeks to prepare for the Tournament scheduled for Cameroon from January 9 to February 6, 2022.

The Black Stars will play three International friendly matches in Qatar to give Coach Milovan Rajevac the opportunity to assess his squad for the Tournament.

Ghana are expected to play a yet to named club side on Tuesday, December 28, before taking on one of the Africa Cup of Nations qualified teams on Friday, January 1, 2022 in another friendly.

The team will wrap up their test matches against African Champions Algeria on Wednesday, January 5, 2022.

The Black Stars will depart Doha for Yaoundé on Friday, January 7, 2022 to take on the rest of Africa at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

GHANA SCHEDULE IN DOHA – QATAR

Team open camp on December 22, 2021

First Friendly match against a club side – December 28, 2021

Second friendly match against AFCON bound country – January 1, 2022

Third friendly against Algeria – January 5, 2022

Departure to Cameroon – January 7, 2022

Submission of final squad – December 30, 2021,” the statement added.

Ghana last won the Afcon in 1982 but have been in final in 1992, 2010 and 2015.

Prosper Ogum Narteh explains why he is not happy with Asante Kotoko’s win over Legon Cities

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Prosper Ogum Narteh explains why he is not happy with Asante Kotoko’s win over Legon Cities

The Porcupine Warriors boss insists he was not overly excited with his players performance despite ending their winless streak

Asante Kotoko coach Prosper Ogum Narteh insists he was not happy with his side’s performance despite their 2-1 victory over Legon Cities at the Theater of Dreams in Dawu on Sunday.

The Porcupine Warriors, prior to the match, were without a win in three games but two goals from Cameroonian striker Etuoga Mbella Frank Thierry gave Kotoko the needed three points to push them to second position.

However, Ogum believes they could have done better especially how the strikers fluffed several chances that came their way.

“We had several chances after scoring the first goal which we could’ve made it game over but we squandered all of them,” Ogum said after the game as quoted by AshesGyamera.com.

“I’m going to talk to them about that situation. Sometimes you get the chances, you need to score again and make it game over so that you can relax and play your game.

“I’m not happy about the way we played especially after we conceded but before we conceded I think we were solid. We were marking, we were tackling and we were passing the ball well but because of the nature of the goal, we just went off.

“I think when he got the ball, it was a 1v1 situation and he was closer to my technical area so I encouraged him to go in with the ball which he did and gave the cross and Mbella just connected.

“It is something that we’ve been doing at training. We do it a lot so I’m happy something we did a training has paid off as we were able to get a goal out of it,” he added.

Kotoko sit second on the log with 17 points, three points behind Aduana Stars and they have one game in hand against Hearts of Oak.

Players abandon a league game in Germany after a Ghanaian teammate was RACIALLY abused

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Players abandon a league game in Germany after a Ghanaian teammate was RACIALLY abused

The youngster was racially abused several times while the game was ongoing and he had to leave the field together with his teammates

A Germany Liga 3 game between VfL Osnabruck and MSV Duisburg was abandoned last weekend after Ghanaian player Aaron Opoku was racially abused by a fan.

After only 33 minutes into the game, the 22-year-old heard the racial chants from the stands but a supporter and drew the attention of referee Nicolas Winter. Although, he was initially consoled and urged to continue playing the game, the Ghanaian opted to abandoned proceedings and headed down the tunnel as his teammates followed few minutes later.

With some of Opoku’s teammates leaving the field, the referee was left with no option than to march both teams into the dressing room as it became apparent that the racial attacks were not going to stop any moment.

Opoku’s teammates then refused to honour the remaining minutes of the fixture at the MSV Arena in solidarity with the player, leaving the match to be abandoned.

According to British outlet Dailymail, the fan was identified by stadium officials in Duisburg and was ejected from the ground, as the home fans chanted ‘Nazis Out’ as they joined in solidarity with Opoku, 22.

Duisburg’s stadium PA announcer then played the anti-fascist song ‘Schrei nach Liebe’ as they continued in displaying their disgust at what one of their own supporters told the German player, who is of Ghanaian descent.

A VfL spokesperson revealed that Opoku was mentally distraught by the alleged remark but praised Duisburg’s response to the incident.

VfL press officer Sebastian Ruther told Magenta Sport after Sunday’s game was suspended: ‘I only heard it from above, but it quickly became clear what it was all about.

‘It is clear that there were racist remarks and our player Aaron Opoku is mentally quite down. The important thing is that it’s about Aaron. It’s crucial for us that he’s not doing well.

‘There was incredible solidarity in the stadium, also from the Duisburg spectators.’

Osnabruck’s managing director Michael Welling revealed that his team have offered to replay the match and also mentioned Opoku’s poor mental state on Sunday afternoon.

‘The DFB (German Football Association) has to decide with its authorities what is right. We would like to play a replay or something like that.

‘Racism must not be part of our society and also not part of football. Aaron is very, very exhausted and that was also a reason to say that we are no longer players. We just don’t accept that as a club.’

The top hierarchy of MSV has apologizes for the incident, saying that “this is a no-go”. Both sporting directors are in discussion with the referee about how to proceed. Then the decision was made to abandon the game altogether.”

Opoku was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents.

Ghana Premier League week nine wrap: Aduana lead Kotoko three points; check all the stats & Man of the Match winners

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Ghana Premier League week nine wrap: Aduana lead Kotoko three points; check all the stats & Man of the Match winners

Ghana Premier League continued over the weekend across eight centres in the country. Apart from the game between King Faisal and Dreams FC which was postponed, the rest successful came to an end.

In Dormaa Ahenkro, a brace by Emmanuel Gyamfi helped Aduana to defeat Berekum Chelsea 3-2 in the Bono derby. The win means that the Ogya Boys have maintained their first position and although Kotoko also won 2-1 over Legon Cities in Dawu, there is still three points between the two.

Cameroonian striker Etuoga Mbella Frank Thierry was the architect of Kotoko’s victory as his two goals ended a series of poor performance by Kotoko.

Meanwhile, Hearts of Oak defeated debutants Accra Lions 2-0 at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium to make it two wins in a row and further push up on the log.

SCORES AT A GLANCE:

TECHIMAN: Eleven Wonders 2-1 Gold Stars

Scorers: Abass Ganiu, George Osei Amponsah | | Richard Amoah

Man of the Match: Andrews Kuma (Eleven Wonders)

DORMAA: Aduana FC 3-2 Berekum Chelsea

Scorers: Emmanuel Gyamfi(2x), Sam Adams | | Stephen Anokye Badu (pen), Isaac Kwakye Osei

Man of the Match: Kwame Adom Frimpong (Aduana Stars)

TAMALE: RTU FC 2-0 Elmina Sharks

Scorers: Ronald Frimpong, David Abagna

Man of the Match: David Abagna (RTU)

SOGAKOPE: WAFA SC 1-0 Medeama SC

Scorer: Sampson Agyapong

Man of the Match: Konadu Yiadom (WAFA)

ANYINASE: Karela United 1-1 Bechem United

Scorers: Darlington Fosu Gyan | | Augustine Okrah

Man of the Match: Iddrisu Abdul (Bechem United)

DAWU: Legon Cities 1-2 Asante Kotoko

Scorers: Abdul Rahman | | Frank Theirry Mbella Etouga

Man of the Match: Frank Theirry Mbella Etouga (Asante Kotoko)

OBUASI: AshantiGold SC 0-0 Great Olympics

Man of the Match: Ampem Dacosta (AshantiGold)

CAPE COAST: Hearts Of Oak 2-0 Accra Lions FC

Scorers: Kofi Kordzi, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh

Man of the Match: Mohammed Alhassan (Hearts Of Oak)

BASIC STATS:
Games played – 8
Home wins – 5
Away Wins – 1
Draws – 2
Goals – 18
Goals scored by Home teams – 12
Goals scored by away teams – 6
Goal/game – 2.25
Home wins % –62.50%

TOP SCORERS CHART
David Abagna (RTU) – 8
Maxwell Nii Abbey-Quaye (Great Olympics) – 7
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Dreams FC ) – 6

Huzaf Ali (Dreams FC) – 5
Augustine Okrah (Bechem) – 5
Emmanuel Gyamfi(Aduana Stars) – 5
Zubeiru Ibrahim(King Faisal) – 4
Ibrahim Osman (King Faisal) – 4
Bright Adjei (Aduana ) – 4

Isaac Oppong (Asante Kotoko ) – 3
Agyenim Boateng Mensah (Dreams FC) – 3
Salifu Rauf (Accra Lions) – 3
Emmanuel Avornyo (Bechem United) – 3
Prince Owusu Kwabena (Gold Stars ) – 3
Umar Bashiru(Karela United) – 3
Abass Ganiu (Eleven Wonders) – 3
Franck Thierry Etouga (Asante Kotoko) – 3
Kofi Kordzi ( Hearts Of Oak) – 3

Francis Twene (Bechem United) – 2
Samuel Boateng (Asante Kotoko) – 2
Jonah Attuquaye (Cities) – 2
Yahaya Mohammed (Aduana) – 2
Justice Torsutsey (WAFA) – 2
Obuaba Yaw Dasi (Bechem) – 2
Tetteh Nortey (Eleven Wonders) – 2
Georges Mfegue (Asante Kotoko) – 2
Justice Ato Mensah (Elmina Sharks) – 2
Kofi Ansu Patrick (Medeama) – 2
Kofi Owusu (Chelsea) – 2
Sampson Ahyapong (WAFA) – 2
Darlington Gyan Fosu (Karela United) – 2
Richard Amoah (Gold Stars) – 2
Sam Adams (Aduana Stars) – 2

League Table:

Raddy Ovouka mutually terminates contract with Hearts of Oak- Reports

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Raddy Ovouka mutually terminates contract with Hearts of Oak- Reports

The Congolese defender has reportedly parted ways with the Phobians after Fifa gave them an ultimatum to release him to any club that comes forward for his services

Congo international Raddy Ovouka has reportedly terminated his contract with Hearts of Oak few days after he dragged the Ghana Premier League champions to Fifa.

The left-back after his deal with T.0 Mazembe fell through a couple of months ago, is believed to have secured a contract with an unnamed Moroccan club and although there are clauses in his contract with Hearts allows him to move, the Phobians top hierarchy were not ready to allow him.

As a result, they defender sent Hearts to Fifa to seek redress. A letter from Fifa to Hearts advised the Phobians to allow the player to leave whenever a club comes forward and meet his buyout clause in his contract.

This, coupled with a minor injury sustained against JS Souara, have forced Ovouka to absent himself from training since Hearts returned from Algeria after their elimination from the Caf Confederation Cup.

And according to a report filed by Adanse3 FM, the left-back has mutually parted ways with the Phobians and he is now ready to join any club of his choice.

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